Second man arrested in nearly 2 year sex trafficking investigation

Well, police say they searched two homes here on Moriches Middle Island Road in Shirley last week as part of this investigation. And now that a second person has been arrested, police are saying they're both accused of sex trafficking a 29-year-old woman. Here's what we've just learned. The man they just arrested, 35-year-old Andy Joseph of Patchogue. He's on the right of your screen right there. And he was arrested yesterday at a home in Mastic. Detectives say he violently forced the victim into having sex with clients. And the man on the left is 50-year-old Anton Trent, who was arrested last week. He was arrested in this Shirley neighborhood. Court documents say he used drugs to impair the victim's judgment and then forced her into prostitution. Documents also allege Trent kicked, punched, and choked her when she tried... To refuse to comply, this investigation took a year and a half and it involved several agencies, including the FBI and the Suffolk and Nassau District Attorney's Office. Suffolk police are asking anyone with any information to come forward. We're in Shirley, Suffolk County, Julia Rozier, News 12.